Sole cutting and marking machine.



M. 000K, JR. SOLE CUTTING AND MARKING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. B, 1906.

Patented May 10, 1910. 4 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

M. COOK, JP; v SOLE CUTTING AND MARKING MACHINE.

- APPLICATION FILED MAR. 8, 1906. .5?,5., Patented May 10, 1910.

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M. COOK, J a. $QLE CUTTING AND MARKING MACHINE.

APPLIGATION FILED MAR. 8, 1906.

M. 000K, JR. SOLE CUTTING AND MARKING MACHINE.

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MILLER COOK, JR., OF WHITMAN, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR, BY DIRECT AND MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, T0 BOSTON MACHINE WORKS COMPANY, OF LYNN, MASSACHUSETTS,

A CORPORATION OF MASSACHUSETTS.

SQLE CUTTING AND MARKING MKCHINE. H

ceases.

Application filed March 8, 1906. Serial No. 304,866.

To all whom {it may concern:

Be it known that 1, Minnie Coon, J12, of Whitman, in the county of Plymouth and State of Massachusetts, have invented o'erta-in new and useful Improvements in Sole Cutting and Marking Machines, of which the following. is a specification.

This invention consists in a machine for cutting into soles which have been channeled or are to be channeled, at their opposite edges where the lips of the channels are formed. It is particularly adapted for acting upon inner soles to be used in welted shoes, and when used with this class of work is designed to cut off the channel lips at the points where the welt is adapted to terminate, on opposite sides of the shoe. This point is approxi'- mately on the line where the shank portion merges into the heelportion of the sole, and is slightly in "rear of the line occupied by the breast of the heel which is later applied.

} The machine is also adapted to indent and mark the sole directly, across the same between the cuts made in the channel lips, so as to provide a mark which will guide the operator in trimming off the welt.

In the drawings accompanying this specification, there is shown a machinerepresenting one embodiment of my invention.

. Of the drawings,-Figure 1 represents a plan view of the machine. Fig. 2 represents a, side elevation thereof. Fig. 3 represents a front elevation. Fig. i represents a plan view of the forward base portion of the machine and a sole in place. Fig. 5 represents an under plan view. Fig. 6 represents a longitudinal central section. Fig. 7 represents a longitudinal section on line 'Z-7 of Fig. 1.. Figs. 8 and 9 represent similar perspective views of a sole after the same has been acted upon by the machine, and before and after the turned up. I

The same reference characters indicate the same parts in all the figures.

The machine comprises a base 1 havin a flat upper surface 2 whichserves as a ta 1e or support for a sole 3 which is to be acted On the sides of the-base are formed ears bet een which are contained depending ears 5 of a frame 6 which constitutes an oscillat ing or vibratin cutter-head. The ears 4 and 5 are provided with alined; bores through lip of the channel has been.

which are passed pintles 7, which are detachable and are held in place by screws 8 pass ing through them into the top 2 of the base.

The forward part of the frame consists of a transverse bar 9 which serves as a support and guide for two cutting tool holders '10. These holders are substantially L-shaped, each having an upright portion 11 Specification of Letters latent. Patented May 10, 1910 extending beside the forward side of the cross bar 9 and an approximately horizontal portion 12 extending toward the rear of the machine and pivoted to the frame or head.

by means of screw-studs 13 passing through a rear cross bar 14. The uprightarms ll of the tool holders are sustained .by means of plates 15 fastened to them by means of screws 16*, said plates projecting over the upper surface of the bar 9.

ach of the tool holders 10 carries a cutting tool represented as a knife 15 secured to the holder by a clamp 16 on the forward side thereof. A thumb screw 17- passes through the plate 15 of each holder and bears against the blade, actingfas a stop against which the blade abuts. As the screw is adjustable, it may be turned so as to cause greater or less penetration of the knife into the work, andwhen once adjusted, the knife is held in place by tightening up the screws of the clamp 16.

Between the cutting tool holders is an in denting topl 18 held to the forward bar 9 of the frame by means of screws 19 passing through slots 20 in the tool, whereby the latter may be adjusted vertically. A stop screw 21 passing through a plate 22 secured by a screw 23 to the bar 9' and projecting forward over the indenting tool, serves as an adjustable abutment for the indentin tool. The cutting edges of the knives and the marking all approximately in alinement and are a so to make two se areted cuts adjacent the opposite edges of the sole and a line of indentations on the upper surface of the sole joining the cuts,

The frame .or head is oscillated by means of a shaft 24 "carrying an eccentric 25 around which extends an eccentric strap 26 having a rod 27 pivoted at 28 to a rear slotted extension 29 of the tool-carrying head. The oscillation of the head produce by rotation of the shaft causes the knives edge of the indenting tool are adapied when moved into engagement withand marking tool to be alternately moved 2 y 'asmoe toward and'from the supporting plate 2 and a sole-supported thereon, to,cut and-mark the upper surface thereof.- The" amounts by which the knives penetrate the sole and the depths of the indentations made by tool 18 are regulated by the positions of "the stop screws 17 and 21 so that these incisionsand indentations maybe made as deep as desired.

Figs. '8 and 9 show" insoles which have been acted upon by the machine to cut transversely through the channel'lips at the points where the weltis to terminate, The knives'make incisions a 6 deep enough to out through the flap 0 of the channel so that when the latter is turned up, as in Fig. 9, the heel end thereof will be square. The indenting .tool makes a mark d extending between and in line with the incisions and servlng as a guide for the workman, by'

-' which to trim off the ends of the welt even knives.

with the'ends of the channel flap after the.

.soured and it is not easy for the. workman to see the end thereof.

For positioning the 'solewith respect to the tools, I provide a rear gage against which'the heel end of the sole is adapted to bear, and side gages 31 32. These side gages are mounted upon arms 33 .34 pivoted to the under side of the base, and are connected together by means of a pivoted lever 35 and links 36 37. Aspring' 38 is connected to the base and to lever 35, tending to move the side gages 32 yieldingly together. These three gages embrace between them the heel portion of-a sole and position the latter accurately with respect to the The side gages are automatically adjustable through the spring to fit soles of all widths, while the end gage 30 is manually adjustable longitudinally for soles of different lengths. To this end it is connected to a block 39 mounted in a guideway in the support 2, and has upon its under surface a rack 40 with which meshes a pinthe side of the machine and has upon it an.

ion 4.1.on a shaft 42. The shaft extends to arm 43 which may be shifted to turn the shaft and so move the gage. This arm has a pointer 44 adjacent a segment 45 which may be graduated for sizes of'shoes, so that the end gage may be placed to position the sole. for a cut at exactly the right point,

accordin to the size of the shoe for which the sole is to be used.

In order' to make the cuts at the edges of soles havingdifierent widths as well also as to determine the amount by which the cuts extend inward from the edges,--the knife holders and knives are made laterally adjustable about the pivots 13 of the holders, I

and means are provided for adjusting them simultaneously and equally. This means consists of a cam 46 connected to arod 4:7

mounted in. a bracket 48fastened to and extending from the front bar 9 of the head,

The cam has two eccentric slots 49 into each of which extends a stud 50 mounted upon the horizontal arm of each tool, holder. An

.arm 51 having a handle and a pointer The machine above described isone which performs an operation which has hitherto always been done byhand, and according? constitutes an entirely new departure-1 t has provisions for accurately adjusting the sole so that the cuts will be made at exactly the right point, and for adjusting the knives so that the amount of penetration will be exactlyright and the lateral extent of the cuts will also be correct. These results have been impossible or difiicult of attainment under the old method of cutting the chalinel lips by hand, and accordingly a great lmprovement in the art has been made by enabling this operation to be performed with much greater .rapidity and accuracy than hitherto, and with absolutely no danger of injuring the soles.

1. A sole-cutting machine comprising provisions for supporting and positioning the heel portion of a sole, and cutting means arranged for making separated incisions in the upper surface of the sole adjacent the edges thereof, leaving the surface between the incisions intact.

2. A sole-cutting and markingmachine comprising provisions for supporting and positioning the heel portion ofa sole, cut ting means arranged for making incisions in the upper surface of the sole adjacent the ed es thereof, and a marking device for indentin'gthe sole between said incisions.

3. A sole-cutting machine comprising means for supporting and positioning a channeledsole, and cutting means arranged to cut the lips of the channels adjacent the heel portion of the sole.

. 4. A sole-cutting and marking machine comprising means for supporting and positioning a channeled sole, cutting means ar ranged to cut the lips of the channels adjacent the heel ortion of the sole, and a non-penetratinglndenting sto arranged between said eutting means to lmit the penetrationthereof and produce an indented mark between the incisions made thereby.

5. A sole-cutting machine comprisingmeans for supporting and positioning a channeled ..'so1e, and cutting means arranged to cut thelips of the channels adjacent the heel portion of the sole, said cutting means. being adjustable to vary the depth of cut.

6. A sole-cutting machine comprising a support for a sole, separated cutters adapted to make independent separated incisions in the surface or said sole adjacent its 0pposite edges, and a gage for positioning said sole with respect to the cutters.

7. A sole-cutting machine comprising a support for a channeled sole, independent. cutters adapted to ,independentl sever the lips of the channels transverse y: adjacent theheel end of the sole,r-and gages for EPQSi- I tioning vthesole with respect to the'cutters.

-8. A splecutting machine -.comp1ising a support or a channeled-sole, independent cutters adapted to independently sever the lips cfthe-channels transversely adjacent the heel end of the sole, and gages adjustable for difierent sizesof soles for positioning the sole with respect to the cutters. l A 9. A sole-cutting machine comprising a support for a channeledsole, cutters adapted to sever the lips of the channels transversely adjacent the heel end of the sole, and end and side gages for positioningthe sole with respect to the cutters.

10. A sole-cutting machine comprising a support for a channeled sclacuttersadapted to sever the lips of the channels transverselyadjacent the heel endof the sole, end and side gages'for positioning thesole with re spect to the cutters, and means for adjusting the gages for different sizes and widths of soles.

=11. A sole-cutting machine'comprising'asupport for a channeled sole, cutters adapted to sever the lips of the channel's transversely adjacent therheel-end of the sole,'.

end and side gages for positioningthe sole with respect to the cutters, and independent means for separately adjusting the gages for diiferent sizes and widths of soles.

12. A sole-cutting machine comprising a support for a channeled sole, cutters. adapt.-

ed to severthe lips of the channels transversely adjacent the 'heel end-ofithe sole, an end gage movable longitudinally of the sole, side gageslaterally movable, and means to adjust said gages for different sizes and shapes of soles to position: the latter with re-' spect to the cutters.-

13. A 'sole-cutting machine comprising a sup ort for a sole, separated cutters havlng km 'e edges in alinement movable perpendicularly toward the sup ort, and-provisions for positioning a sole with its length trans verse to the line of the knife edges and the dividing line-of the forward end of its heel and rear end of its shank portion adjacent thereto.

14. A sole-cutting and marking machine comprising a support for a sole, separated cutters having knife edges in-alinement, provisions for positioning a-sole with length transverse to the line of theknife edgesand its edges :at the mergii line between its shank andheel ortionsv a jacent the cutters.

whereby actuation of the cutters is adapted to make incisions in the surface of the sole extending inward from the edges, and 'a,"

marking tool between the cutters adapted to produce an indentedline on the sole between the incisions.

15. A sole-cutting and marking machine comprising a support for a sole, separated cutters having knife edges in alinement, and a non-penetrating indenting tool between and inalinement with the cutters, and provisions for positioning a sole with its length transverse to the line of the knife edges and its edges at the merging line between its shank and heel portions adjacent the cutters, whereby actuation of the cutters is adapted to make incisions in the surface 0. the sole extending inward from thev edges and an indented line extending across the sole between the incisions. I

16. A sole-cutting and marking machine comprising a basehaving provisions for supporting a sole, a vibratory tcoLcarrymg head, means for moving the sametoward and tra n the supporting base, and sole-cuttingtools separated to act on soles supported by the base adjacent their opposite edges, said tools being laterally adjustable for soles of differing widths, and adjustable in the direction of their operative movement to vary the depth of incis ons made thereby. 17 A sole-cutting and marking machine comprising a base havingprovisions for supporting a sole, a vibratory tocl-carryin head, means for moving the same tower and from the supportingb'ase, tool holders pivotally mounted on the head and ad-'ustable laterally, and cutting tools'carri .by

said holders.

18. A. sole-cutting and marking machine' comprising a base having provisions for supporting a sole, a vibratory tool-carrying head, means-for moving the same toward and from the supporting base, tool holders mounted on the ead and adjustable laterally, cutting tools carried by said holders,

and cam means for adjusting the holders I movable toward and from the base, side above the to support soles, a cutter.

gages mounted on the support extending- 'the relative positions of the gage and cutter head longitudinally to vary the location on the sole of the cuts andmarks. 22. The combination of a support for v soles, cutting-knives normally separated and adjustable toward and from each other, a.

marker between the knives, end and side gages for positioning the soles with respect to the knives on the. support, and means having indexes for adjustin the knives and gages, the knives and mar er being movable toward the support to cut and mark soles. 23.'A mach1ne for operating on insoles, havingm combination a reciprocatin cross head, soleslitting knives adjustable t ereon for operation on soles of diflerent sizes adapted to cut'transverse slits extending part way only through the sole at the points where the stitch receiving rib and ends, a support for the sole, and gaging means to determine the position of the sole with relation to the knives.

24. A machine for operating on insoles,

having in combination sole slltting knives adapted to cut transverse slits extending.

part way only through the sole at the points where the stitch receiving rib be ins and ends, means for markingthe rib ed surface of the sole at redetermined points with relation to said slit'slto provide a guide for the operator during the inseam sewing and welt butting 0perat1ons,'and"gaging and supporting means for the sole. Y

25. A machine for operating on insoles, having in combination a reciprocating cross head, slitting knives thereon adapted to cutv transverse slits extending part way only through the sole at the points where the stitch receiving rib begins and ends, a work support, a presser foot provided with a marking device .to mark the ribbed surface of the sole, and gaging'means to determine the position of the sole.

In testimony whereof I have aflixed my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

MILLER COOIQLJUNIOR. Witnesses:

G. D. LIBBY, WILL C. ATKINS. 

